STA Welcomes Claire Perry Pledge On Solar Export To Grid

The STA hailed a significant breakthrough for its#Fair4Solar campaign during the BEIS Select Committee Oral Questions, in whichEnergy Minister Claire Perry stated that “solar power should not be provided tothe grid for free”, representing a shift in government stance on the issue offair payments for surplus electricity sold to the grid.

Responding to a question from Kevin Hollinrake MP, she said“I do completely agree that solar power should not be provided to the grid forfree and that's why I'll shortly be announcing the next steps for small scalerenewables.”

She also added in answer to a question from Richard GrahamMP: “It would be wrong to have power provided to the grid for free,” and in replyto a question from Alan Whitehead MP, said “People who have gone through theinstallation process should not be essentially captive takers should someonewant to buy their energy and I'm looking forward to announcing some furtherdeliberations on this shortly."

STA Chief Executive, Chris Hewett said “We are delightedthat Clare Perry has now stated clearly that future small solar generatorsshould receive payment for their exported electricity. STA had sent her aletter signed by over 350 organisations from across the solar, battery,electricity supplier industries and civil society seeking just such anassurance. As ever the devil is in the detail, so we now need to see theproposals and make sure they are in place from April 2019, but this is a goodday for solar installers and prospective rooftop solar owners.”

The STA has spearheaded a rigorous campaign to bring theissue to the attention of the Minister since the proposal to end the exporttariff was revealed. The #Fair4Solar campaign is supported by a coalition ofstakeholder organisations including the NFU, Church of England, WWF-UK, 10:10Climate Action, Community Energy England, the UKYCC and the ECA. [1]

[1] See our #Fair4Solar campaign to retain the exporttariff: https://www.solar-trade.org.uk/campaigns/fair4solar/

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